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Stefan Vermeent
I am a PhD Candidate at Utrecht University (developmental psychology) focused on how experiencing early-life adversity shapes cognitive abilities. I enjoy developing workflows and (R) functionality to help implement the best open science practices.
Education
PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
Current - 2021
- Focused on investigating cognitive abilities in harsh and unpredictable environments
BSc. Psychology
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
2016 - 2013
- With Honours
- Thesis: “Mindful disidentification reduces salivation in response to food: A grounded cognition framework” (Grade 8.5)
Research Experience
PhD Candidate, Developmental Psychology
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
Current - 2021
- Willem Frankenhuis, Jean-Louis van Gelder, & Ethan Young
Graduate Research Assistant
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
2018 - 2016
- Ruud Custers
Undergraduate research internship
Utrecht University
The Netherlands
2015 - 2014
- Mike Keesman
Industry Experience
Prior to starting my PhD, I worked at Philips as a junior researcher, where I conducted psychometric research and calculated normed scores for IntelliSpace Cognition1
Junior Researcher, Digital Cognitive Dx venture at Philips
Philips, Eindhoven
The Netherlands
2020 - 2018
- Psychometric research relating to the IntelliSpace Cognition (ISC) digital test battery
Publications
Vermeent, S., Young, E.S., DeJoseph, M.L., Schubert, A.L., & Frankenhuis, W.E. (Under Stage 1 RR review). Cognitive deficits and enhancements in youth from adverse conditions: An integrative assessment using Drift Diffusion Modeling in the ABCD study.
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2023
Vermeent, S., Young, E.S., van Gelder, J.L., * Frankenhuis, W.E. (in preparation). Attention styles in harsh and unpredictable environments. An investigation using the Drift Diffusion Model.
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2023
Vermeent, S., Spaltman, M., van Elswijk, G., Miller, J.B., & Schmand, B.A., (2021). Philips IntelliSpace Cognition digital test battery: Equivalence and measurement invariance compared to traditional analog test versions. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 36(8), 2278-2299.
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2021
Vermeent, S., Dotsch, R., Schmand, B., Klaming, L., Miller, J.B., & van Elswijk, G. (2020). Evidence of validity for a newly developed digital cognitive test battery. Frontiers in Psychology: Neuropsychology, 1-11.
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2020
Talks
Posters
Teaching Experience
Javascript for Shiny Users
RStudio::conf 2020
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2020
- Served as TA for two day workshop on how to leverage Javascript in Shiny applications
- Lectured on using R2D3 package to build interactive visualizations.2
Data Visualization Best Practices
DataCamp
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2019 - 2019
- Designed from bottom up course to teach best practices for scientific visualizations.
- Uses R and ggplot2.
- In top 10% on platform by popularity.
Improving your visualization in Python
DataCamp
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2019 - 2019
- Designed from bottom up course to teach advanced methods for enhancing visualization.
- Uses python, matplotlib, and seaborn.
Advanced Statistical Learning and Inference
Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department
Nashville, TN
2018 - 2017
- TA and lectured
- Topics covered from penalized regression to boosted trees and neural networks
- Highest level course offered in department
Advanced Statistical Computing
Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department
Nashville, TN
2018 - 2018
- TA and lectured
- Covered modern statistical computing algorithms
- 4th year PhD level class
Statistical Computing in R
Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department
Nashville, TN
2017 - 2017
- TA and lectured
- Covered introduction to R language for statistics applications
- Graduate level class
Reviews
Child Development
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2022
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